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Verbal Analogy #63
From Billy-B's legendary 1001 Puzzle Collection — preserved on Puzz.com since 1998.
Puzzle #63 · Answer-Only Record
Original question unavailable in Bill's 1998 archive — only the answer survived. Bill reorganized some riddle numbering over the years; if you know the original question for #63, email [email protected].
Preserved Answer
Scylla — The expression "caught between a rock and a hard place" refers to two mythical beasts in Greek mythology. Scylla was a monstrous multi-headed spider who would eat hapless sailors passing near her cave. However, in order to steer clear of this catastrophe one would have to sail near Charybdis who was supposedly able to swallow a large portion of the ocean (including ships) and spit it back out (without the ships, of course).
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